Tora-san Goes North(1987)
When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.
Movie: Tora-san Goes North
Top 10 Billed Cast
Torajiro Kuruma
Junkichi Ueno
Sakura
Rinko
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Aunty
Hiroshi
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Genko
Mitsuo
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